Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run-on sentence

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: run-on sen-tence
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A written sentence that inappropriately joins two (or more) independent clauses into a single sentence, often with only a comma as separator (comma splice), which should be rendered either as separate sentences or as clauses joined more appropriately (such as by a semicolon or by a comma and coordinating conjunction).

noun

A written sentence that inappropriately joins two (or more) independent clauses into a single sentence, often with only a comma as separator (comma splice), which should be rendered either as separate sentences or as clauses joined more appropriately (such as by a semicolon or by a comma and coordinating conjunction).

noun

Any very long, often also in other ways badly formed or even chaotic sentence.

Etymology

So called because the sentence runs on beyond the point where it should end.

Inflected Forms

run-on sentences (plural)

Synonyms

fused sentence

Questions

What does run-on sentence mean?: A written sentence that inappropriately joins two (or more) independent clauses into a single sentence, often with only a comma as separator (comma splice), which should be rendered either as separate sentences or as clauses joined more appropriately (such as by a semicolon or by a comma and coordinating conjunction).
Where does run-on sentence come from?: So called because the sentence runs on beyond the point where it should end.

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